Right now, many of the top online CFD trading platforms are focused on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Crypto-what? It's the term used to describe digital money like Bitcoin. Bitcoin's success has spawned similar ideas such as Litecoin, Ethereum, Ripple, and Dash. These cryptocurrencies, or "cryptos", use the same blockchain technology that's behind Bitcoin, and offer its anonymity and low fees. At the same time, they've added features that attempt to improve on Bitcoin's technology.

The rise of cryptos has created a lot of new interest in online trading. Traders can buy and sell cryptos against each other, such as Bitcoin/Litecoin, or against traditional currencies, such as Ethereum/US Dollar. There are many crypto users, who had never traded currencies before, that are suddenly watching price charts every hour and becoming involved in the markets. It is so big that some top operators like XTB have started making landing pages specifically for recruiting these users to their platform. Here are a few examples: